Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 43.78° S 173.12° E

Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 22 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay sea temperature is
10.5° C
1.2° 

Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay today (23 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 5s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay at 6AM is: 0.6m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 22). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)9s
Afternoon (23 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)5s
Evening (23 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)8s

Table - waves today at Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Very mild (max 13°C on Thu afternoon, min 6°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Fri afternoon, fresh winds from the SSW by Sat morning).

Thursday
23
Friday
24
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SSW
12
0.6
SSW
12
0.6
SSW
13
0.6
SSW
12
0.4
SSW
9
0.4
SSW
9
0.7
NE
5
0.4
SSW
8
0.4
SSW
8
0.3
SSW
8
0.2
ESE
11
0.2
ESE
12
0.2
ESE
12
0.2
ESE
12
0.2
ESE
12
1.2
NE
9
1.4
NE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
131
115
127
123
30
30
24
21
20
12
12
13
14
15
14
216
262
Wind (km/h)
10
NNE
10
N
15
N
15
NNE
10
N
15
NNW
15
NNW
30
NNW
35
NNW
25
N
25
N
25
N
20
NNW
20
NNW
5
SW
10
SSW
5
W
Wind State
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
10:55PM1.65m
11:30AM1.69m
11:49PM1.61m
12:21PM1.69m
Low Tide
5:04AM0.36m
5:35PM0.45m
5:54AM0.39m
6:26PM0.47m
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:50
7:50
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:16
5:17
 mm
Temp °C
9
9
9
9
9
11
13
13
13
12
12
12
13
13
13
10
10
Feels °C
6
6
6
6
6
8
9
6
5
6
6
6
8
8
11
7
8
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